Undergraduate Courses

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Our law degrees include the LLB as well as a range of BAs which offer you the opportunity to combine core legal subjects with non-law modules.

Teaching at the School of Law is primarily by lecture and tutorials, with some modules offering discussion groups and seminars. You will also have the opportunity to take part in our Skillegal Programme, which offers a series of workshops covering presentation, communication and negotiation skills.

Student societies

The school is home to a number of law-related societies, catering for a wide variety of activities. All of these societies are run by current students from the school, elected to committee by their fellow students.

Undergraduate degree courses

We offer the following undergraduate degree programmes:

Law BA

This law degree thoroughly covers the foundations of English law and lets you choose optional modules from different subjects outside of the school.

Law LLB

This law degree thoroughly covers the foundations of English law through core modules covering tort, trusts, contract law, public law, criminal law, EU law and land law.

Law with French and French Law BA

Incorporating a year studying abroad, BA Law with French and French Law will provide you with a legal qualification based on English law, as well as an in-depth understanding of French law.

Law with German and German Law BA

Incorporating a year studying abroad, BA Law with German and German Law will provide you with a legal qualification based on English law as well as an in-depth understanding of German law.

Law with Spanish and Spanish Law BA

Incorporating a year studying abroad, BA Law with Spanish and Spanish Law will provide you with a legal qualification based on English law as well as an in-depth understanding of Spanish law.

Study abroad options

We also have a variety of study abroad options. Students on the BA or LLB Law degree courses can apply to transfer to one of our four-year law degree programmes.

The practice is to transfer a select number of students who have successfully completed their first year of study. If you are successful, you will spend your third year studying at an overseas university. The courses available are:

Qualifying for professional practice

All our undergraduate law degrees allow exemption from the academic stage of qualification as a Barrister. Graduates wishing to qualify as barristers may proceed directly to the vocational stage of legal training - the Bar Training Course.

Students who begin their course in 2022, or thereafter, and who wish to become a solicitor must undertake the Solicitors Qualifying Examination.

There are no exemptions conferred on students who have an undergraduate law degree. A number of institutions offer courses preparing students to pass the SQE. Some of these institutions guarantee a place for Nottingham graduates with at least a 2:2 degree.

Overseas practice

Law graduates from the University of Nottingham may be eligible to practise overseas including in Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Singapore, where admission to the Bar (or equivalent) can be attained subject to meeting the jurisdictions' conditions.

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The cases we study in tort and contract all pertain to real life situations and allow you to better understand the intricacies of legal principles. The professors are also charismatic and manage to capture our interest even when explaining difficult concepts.
Ian Chu, LLB Law

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